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FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 1994

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ROAD WORKS ON HONG KONG ISLAND AND NT

THE TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT HAS PROPOSED CARRYING

OUT

A SERIES OF ROAD WORKS ON HONG KONG ISLAND, TUEN MUN AND YUEN LONG ΤΟ MEET DEVELOPMENT NEEDS.

THE WORKS ON HONG KONG ISLAND, WHICH FORM PART OF PHASE II OF CENTRAL RECLAMATION, WILL PROVIDE ROAD ACCESS TO

THE REPROVISIONED ENTRANCE TO THE PRINCE OF WALES BARRACKS, THE REPROVISIONED HELIPAD AND THE FUTURE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS.

A COVERED FOOTBRIDGE, DISTRICT ROADS, PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS AND DRAINAGE WORKS WILL BE BUILT. PARTS OF HARCOURT ROAD, FENWICK PIER STREET AND EDINBURGH PLACE WILL BE RECONSTRUCTED.

THE WORKS ALSO INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PROMENADE WITH PUBLIC LANDING STEPS ALONG THE NORTH EDGE OF THE NEW RECLAMATION.

THE PLAN AND SCHEME OF THE PROPOSED WORKS CAN BE SEEN AT THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE; THE DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE, HONG KONG WEST, AND THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT OFFICE.

IN TUEN MUN, THE WORKS ARE TO IMPROVE THE EXISTING ACCESS ROAD TO SIU HANG TSUEN AND PO TONG TSUEN.

THE

PROJECT IS ONE OF THE PROPOSED ITEMS UNDER THE FRINGE AND RURAL AREA IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME FOR THE DISTRICT.

THE WORKS INCLUDE THE RECONSTRUCTION, WIDENING AND REALIGNMENT OF THE EXISTING TONG HANG ROAD AND PART OF HING KWAI STREET, AS WELL AS THE CONSTRUCTION OF A TURNING CIRCLE AT THE END OF THE ROAD.

THE PLAN AND THE SCHEME SHOWING THE PROPOSED WORKS CAN BE SEEN AT THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE, THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE AND THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICE.

AS REGARDS THE YUEN LONG ROAD WORKS, IT INVOLVES THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW ROADS FROM CASTLE PEAK ROAD TO MAN YUEN CHUEN AND TO THE PROPOSED NGAU TAM MEI DRAINAGE CHANNEL FOR MAINTENANCE PURPOSE.

THE PLAN AND THE SCHEME OF THE PROPOSED WORKS CAN BE SEEN AT THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE, THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE AND THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT OFFICE.

THE

NOTICES ON ALL THE PROPOSALS WERE GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY).

ANY PERSON WISHING TO OBJECT TO THE PROPOSALS SHOULD WRITE TO SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, EAST WING, SECOND FLOOR, LOWER ALBERT ROAD, NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 18, DESCRIBING HIS INTEREST AND MANNER IN WHICH HE WILL BE AFFECTED.

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